29-Jan-03 at 12:23, Yurguen Castillo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote : > Using Freeradius 0.8.1 and validating users using Sybase driver work fine > for us; but if for some reason we lost connection to the DB, or the DB > server is restarted we can't continue validating using the DB until radiusd > is restarted and new sockets are open again. > > Is there any way to do a new connection to the DB (open new sockets) in > case that the DB is restarted? or check the "connection" before connect to > DB and open new sockets in case we need it? >
Two thoughts:- You're going to need a watcher script I think. If radius logs that it lost connection with the db somewhere (I'm sure it does, just don't have time to check) then you can sniff this out with something like Perl's File::Tail and then cause it to restart / HUP the radius server. - or - Just maybe, there is an argument for some fallback code in the freeradius source, but somewhere in the back of my mind configurable failover is your best bet anyway. If the downtime on your DB server is predictable, you don't have a problem anyway. If not, get Radius to failover to somewhere else. Instead of me re-reading configurable failover docs, have a look yourself and come back to the list with questions. -- |-Simon White, Internet Services Manager, Certified Check Point CCSA. |-MTDS Internet, Security, Anti-Virus, Linux and Hosting Solutions. |-MTDS 14, rue du 16 novembre, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco. |-MTDS tel +212.3.767.4861 - fax +212.3.767.4863 - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
